Match: Wigan Warriors v Roosters

Tom Davies crossed for the home side moments later but the highlight of Wigan's night came when Marshall dove over to get the Super League champions to within eight points of the Roosters in the 65th minute.

Gildart had his coach Adrian Lam cursing and throwing his hands in the air when the centre failed to ground a grubber in the in-goal with less than 10 minutes remaining.

The Roosters sealed their 12-point win when giant winger Daniel Tupou leaped high above Davies to bring down a Luke Keary bomb and score centimetres inside the left touchline.

The victory means the Roosters remain undefeated in WCC matches, having been successful in the inaugural fixture in 1976, then again in 2003 and 2014.

It's also the ninth time an NRL team has beaten their Super League opponents in the past 11 matches, while the ledger is now level at 13 wins a-piece overall.

In more bad news for Wigan, back-rower Liam Farrell suffered a suspected torn bicep which could rule him out for up to three months.